Henry Hill: Johnson’s attacks on the SNP’s record are a welcome shift in strategy

It is past time that Westminster overcame its queasiness about pressing the devolved administrations on their dire performance.

As 2020 begins, we look back on ten years in which Tories first led the movement for austerity…and then against it

And so it was that the cause of Remain, fronted by Cameron and George Osborne, lost out to that of Leave, led by…Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. 

Harry Phibbs: This is my fourth general election at ConHome. So far only one has seen a clear victory. I hope today will be the second.

And in 2008, I wrote that non-Tories voting for Johnson would swing the Mayoral election. I hope they swing today’s poll in the same way.

The race for the first declaration in a night of political drama

It’s a contest between Sunderland and Newcastle. But even if Labour does badly in early results, how much will that tell us?

James Cleverly: We need one last push, with your help, to deliver Brexit, stop Corbyn – and win

In 2017, 51 MPs were returned with majorities of less than a thousand. That’s 51 results potentially determined by an extra hour on the doorstep,

What you may have missed about the Conservative Manifesto 2) Hunting. The end of the affair.

This series turns a spotlight on the Conservative Manifesto and returns to policy announcements that some will have missed.

Why YouGov’s good poll for Johnson may be bad news for him

We say again that there is a danger of Conservative expectations getting ahead of the electoral facts.

Nick Hargrave: Ten pieces of advice for political staffers during this coming election

In some campaigns, the end result is overwhelmingly likely before a stump has been erected. This is not one of those occasions.

James Frayne: Voters would welcome a Brexit deal. But it might harm and not help the Conservatives with working class voters.

Would they actually think that, now Brexit’s done and immigration back under control, that they can return to their natural home in the Labour Party?

Interview. McLoughlin – Hunt’s former campaign Chairman, lifelong One Nation Tory – backs Johnson’s suspensions

The former Party Chairman and Chief Whip says the only way to save moderate conservatism is to get Brexit through.

Henry Hill: Post-Ruth politics – the battle over her legacy will shape the future of the Scottish Tories

Davidson’s successors must not let recognition of her extraordinary achievements to turn into counter-productive myth-making and a counsel of despair.

Phillip Taylor: CCHQ cannot be complacent about the resurgent threat of the Liberal Democrats

We must overhaul our Party organisation and develop strong messages for liberally-minded, soft-Conservative voters before the next election.

Johnson’s August 4) Who would run an election campaign? After yesterday’s Government defeat, the question is pressing.

If the campaign management were outsourced, as recently, who would take it on? And if it weren’t, could CCHQ really cope?

Jordan Byrne: Why Conservative MPs should back a second EU referendum

The best way to reach across the divide and attempt to gain the trust of ex-Conservative Remainers, is to accept the inevitable.

Our Survey. Almost half of Tory members now want an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.

We don’t know whether they believe it to be prudent or desirable or both – but the message to the leadership contenders is clear.